DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/30/2025    Duedate: 05/13/2025

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM 65    TURN 856

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WINE JONES
TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
(65-8064) [13-8-1,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MOODY JONES                    BLOODY BEGONIA
TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)      SATAN'S GARDEN (808)
(65-8093) [17-3-2,112]         (65-8036) [5-2-1,78]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

TAIL DRAGGER JONES             LOPEN
TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)      STORMLIGHT (813)
(65-8048) [14-11-1,106]        (65-8089) [4-4-0,29]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)     24 
2. STORMLIGHT (813)              19    2416 BOURBON ST (811)
3. 2416 BOURBON ST (811)         10    Unchartered Team
4. NIGHTSTORMERS (812)           3  
5. SAND DANCERS (233)            1     SATAN'S GARDEN (808)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 2416 BOURBON ST (811)     10   1  0 90.9   1/ 1 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)11  4 0
 2/ 0*SATAN'S GARDEN (808)       8   4  1 66.7   2/ 2 WHILST I CHATZY (809)     7  3 0
 3/ 1 NIGHTSTORMERS (812)        7   4  0 63.6   3/ 6 STORMLIGHT (813)          2  0 0
 4/ 2 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)177 107 12 62.3   4/ 3*TEMERE (816)              2  4 0
 5/ 3 WHILST I CHATZY (809)     47  32  2 59.5   5/ 0 2416 BOURBON ST (811)     1  0 0
 6/ 4 SAND DANCERS (233)       1879 2073 57 47.5   6/ 5 NIGHTSTORMERS (812)       1  2 0
 7/ 6 STORMLIGHT (813)           6   8  0 42.9   7/ 4 SAND DANCERS (233)        0  3 0
 8/ 5*TEMERE (816)               4   8  0 33.3   8/ 0*SATAN'S GARDEN (808)      0  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in DAL SHANG since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Ya gotta be quick on yer 
feet!  Keep your elbow off the table!  Thrust!  Block out the pain!  STORMLIGHT is 
now ranked 3rd with a 2-0-0 turn.  What's with SCRATCHING POST?  She actually beat 
SAND DANCERS' HARRUMPH, and walked away with 22 more points from the fight.  Laughs 
were big at DAL SHANG while they watched MASTER OF THE EDGE clobber BARRELHOUSE 
CHUCK.  He lost 7 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  See 
how the Duelmaster challenged TOURNAMENT BLUES 65's WINE JONES?  That sort of 
initiative is how he got where he is now.  I can barely restrain my enthusiam for 
TOURNAMENT BLUES 65's outstanding member, Duelmaster WINE JONES.  Advice to fighters 
with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.  How 
well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of 
practive, TOURNAMENT BLUES 65!  In my day, no team with a 173-106-12 would scare me 
off!  What's the problem, WHILST I CHATZY?  What do people see in TAIL DRAGGER JONES? 
His 14-11-1?  TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 ain't talkin', but he's got 106 points.   
     Warriors of DAL SHANG unite.  You have only your games to lose!  How long have I 
been here?  I got people to see, places to go...   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  DAL SHANG 
is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  I don't want to 
overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WINE JONES 8064              13   8  1 108         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOODY JONES 8093             17   3  2 112         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 
 TAIL DRAGGER JONES 8048      14  11  1 106         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 
 DECADANCE 8075               10   1  0 103         2416 BOURBON ST (811)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOSS WALKING BY 8050         16   8  1  90         WHILST I CHATZY (809)     
 BARRELHOUSE CHUCK 8043       23  15  0  84         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 
 BLOODY BEGONIA 8036           5   2  1  78         SATAN'S GARDEN (808)      
 LAWNMOWER MAN 8095           10   9  0  76         WHILST I CHATZY (809)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIDNIGHT MUFFIN 8082          7   4  0  66         NIGHTSTORMERS (812)       
 HARRUMPH 8021                 7  36  0  57         SAND DANCERS (233)        
 SCRATCHING POST 8096          4   1  1  57         WHILST I CHATZY (809)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAZY LESTER 8094             11   9  0  56         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOPEN 8089                    4   4  0  29         STORMLIGHT (813)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOBBER 8114                   2   0  0  22         STORMLIGHT (813)          
 ULTRANEGATOR 8123             3   2  0  15         TEMERE (816)              

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HARD ROCK MAILMAN was bested by WINE JONES in a 2 minute Challenge Title fight.
LAWNMOWER MAN was vanquished by TAIL DRAGGER JONES in a 1 minute Challenge battle.
MOODY JONES vanquished SWEET ANELLA in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
DECADANCE overpowered BLOODY BEGONIA in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BARRELHOUSE CHUCK slimly lost to MASTER OF THE EDGE in a 4 minute uneven brawl.
BOSS WALKING BY beat MIDNIGHT MUFFIN in a 2 minute mismatched brawl.
HARRUMPH was overpowered by SCRATCHING POST in a 1 minute uneven melee.
LAZY LESTER slimly won victory over ONE-EYED YOFAN in a 3 minute gruesome duel.
LOPEN savagely defeated ULTRANEGATOR in a popular 2 minute expert vs. novice duel.
HOBBER overcame OLTIMAL THE LAME in a 1 minute bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW         9 -   3 -  0      75  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   1 -  1      75  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   3 -  0      73  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    31 -  16 -  1      66  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK     7 -  18 -  0      28  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 856 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   WINE JONES 8064            13   8  1  108 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
TOTAL PARRY      BARRELHOUSE CHUCK 8043     23  15  0   84 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
STRIKING ATTACK  BLOODY BEGONIA 8036         5   2  1   78 SATAN'S GARDEN (808)
BASHING ATTACK   LAWNMOWER MAN 8095         10   9  0   76 WHILST I CHATZY (809)
AIMED BLOW       MIDNIGHT MUFFIN 8082        7   4  0   66 NIGHTSTORMERS (812)
SLASHING ATTACK  SCRATCHING POST 8096        4   1  1   57 WHILST I CHATZY (809)
PARRY-STRIKE     LAZY LESTER 8094           11   9  0   56 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TAIL DRAGGER JONES 8048.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was LOPEN 8089.  The ten other most popular fighters were WINE JONES 8064, 
TAIL DRAGGER JONES 8048, BOSS WALKING BY 8050, MIDNIGHT MUFFIN 8082, SCRATCHING POST 
8096, LAZY LESTER 8094, MOODY JONES 8093, DECADANCE 8075, HOBBER 8114, and 
BARRELHOUSE CHUCK 8043.

The least popular fighter this week was HARRUMPH 8021.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BLOODY BEGONIA 8036, LAWNMOWER MAN 8095, ULTRANEGATOR 8123, BARRELHOUSE 
CHUCK 8043, HOBBER 8114, DECADANCE 8075, MOODY JONES 8093, LAZY LESTER 8094, 
SCRATCHING POST 8096, and MIDNIGHT MUFFIN 8082.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

TAIL DRAGGER JONES (65-8048) TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

HARD ROCK MAILMAN (65-8069) WHILST I CHATZY (809)